The 67th NBA All-Star Game, featuring Team LeBron vs Team Stephen, will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 18.

Timberwolves forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis have been named to their first All-Star teams as reserves, the National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday.

The mid-season exhibition contest pits the league's top players against one another and those chosen are selected by public ballot.

New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis and Minnesota Timberwolves centre Karl-Anthony Towns have been named to their first all-star game as part of a group of 14 reserves chosen Tuesday. While Curry is one of those captains, the other, LeBron James, has the first pick in the draft, and with Durant as arguably the best player available, may be looking to team up with the Warriors superstar for the first time.

Adams now leads the league in offensive rebounds with an average of five per game, and is third in field-goal percentage, making nearly 65 per cent of his shot attempts.

A backcourt of Curry and Irving may be as exciting as it gets, while James gets to play with Durant and Davis, and they will be hard to defend.

Here are the biggest All-Star snubs - in other words, the players most likely to tweet the thinking-face emoji within the next few hours.

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Lillard, a three-time All-Star, is back for the first time since 2015.

Westbrook, who is making his fourth straight All-Star appearance and seventh overall, has seen his scoring average dip from last year's triple-double effort with the offseason additions of (former) All-Stars Paul George and Camelo Anthony.

Suspect in custody after USA school shooting
He would not say whether the boy has had disciplinary issues at the school. "The suspect is in custody and no longer a threat". Unconfirmed reports on United States media said one person had been injured and was being transferred to hospital.

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I have to believe I'm going to win and believe in my game and stuff. "I'm just really focused right now on my side of the court". Edmund broke again at 5-2 with a rasping forehand cross court return victor to put himself within a set of the quarter finals.

Heavy Snowfall Blocks Traffic to World Economic Forum Venue
Trump himself is also scheduled to travel to Davos, Switzerland , making him the first USA president to attend since Bill Clinton. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will be among those in attendance when the World Economic Forum begins in Davos today.

Trump Accuses Democrat of Undermining Trust on Immigration
John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Democrats' insistence on getting a deal on the deferred-action program was holding up negotiations. Dick Durbin , who attended, and others who were briefed on the conversation but were not authorized to describe it publicly.

MP, Rajasthan petition SC against 'Padmaavat'
Protesters claim the film falsely depicts a romance between 14th-century Hindu queen Padmavati and Muslim ruler Alauddin Khilji. And as intense protests spread across Rajasthan , the release of the film got delayed, waiting for censor's clearance till now.

Zion Williamson commits to Duke University
He was also featured on the cover of SLAM magazine in June 2017 and has more than 1 million followers on Instagram . Ranked as the third best high school prospect nationally by Rivals.com, ESPN has him second in their rankings.

Seattle losing Amazon HQ2 no surprise to city leaders
High paying tech jobs can permanently transform a region and raise the political prospects of the leader who helped seal the deal. That kind of detail would likely have been needed from cities that made the short list, said Hanlon.